κύησις

kyesis

conception

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Menexenus 1
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238a5
Statesman 1
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274a2
Symposium 1
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206c7

Dictionary (LSJ)

κύησις, εως, ἡ, A. conception, joined with γέννησις, Pl. Plt. 274a, cf. Mx. 238a, Arist. PA 689a18, GA 721a20, al., Corn. ND 24 (pl.); pregnancy, PLond. 2.361.6 (i A.D.): metaph., πρὸς ἀρετῆς κύησιν Plu. 2.3a codd. (leg. κτῆσιν). II. = κύημα II, Thphr. HP 6.4.8.

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